University youth as social protagonist in Latin America

Includes bibliography

Moral identity, youth engagement, and discussions with parents and peers /

The strength of adolescents' moral identity was examined in relation to their sense of social responsibility, frequency of community engagement, and interactions with parents and friends. Participants were 191 applicants to national youth conferences, ranging in age from 14-19, who completed a 40-minute survey. 76% of the participants were female. Social responsibility, community engagement, and discussion with parents and friends were measured using self-report questionnaires. Participants also reported on the importance of various values to themselves, their parents, and their friends, which were used to create an index of the degree of disagreement between the youth and their parents and friends. In addition, participants provided self-descriptions, which were used to measure moral identity with both a coding scheme and a ratings measure. Moral identity as measured by coding was not related to social responsibility, community engagement, or any other study variables, and thus did not appear to be a valid measure of moral identity. However, moral identity as measured by ratings was related to both social responsibility and community engagement, and thus appeared to be a valid measure. Neither disagreement nor discussion with friends was related to moral identity. However, disagreement with parents was positively related to moral identity ratings, and for girls only was negatively related to social responsibility. Furthermore, discussion with parents was positively related to moral identity for boys only. The hypothesis predicting a mediational model was not supported. Results were discussed in terms of theoretical positions on the role of parents and friends in children's moral development and suggestions for ftiture research were made.

Becoming Peer Health Leaders: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Youth Leadership Camp Preparing Peer Leaders for Participation in a Health Promotion Initiative.

Youth are critical partners in health promotion, but the process of training young people to become meaningfully involved is challenging. This mixed-methods evaluation considered the impact of a leadership camp in preparing 42 grade seven students to become peer health leaders in a ‘heart health’ initiative. The experiences of participants and their sense of agency were explored. Data were collected from pre and post camp surveys, focus groups, student journals and researcher observations. Findings indicate that relationships with peers and adults were key to agency development, and participants appeared to broaden their perspectives on the meanings of ‘health’ and ‘leadership.’ Significant changes on two sub-scales of the Harter Perceived Competence Scale for Children were also found. Suggestions for practice and further research are provided.

Relationships among adolescent substance use, leisure boredom, and physical activity

This study was a secondary analysis of data drawn from the Youth Leisure Study. The purpose of the study was to: a) explore the relationships among physical activity, leisure boredom, and various substance use variables; b) determine if leisure boredom moderated the relationship among physical activity and substance use variables; and c) create a foundation of knowledge with which to educate adolescents and educators of the importance of adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle early in life (i.e., free from unhealthy behaviours such as substance use and physical inactivity). Studies examining relationships among physical activity and substance are limited and, in the past, have yielded inconsistent results. The interaction of leisure boredom with physical activity intensity variables, including both team and individual pursuits were tested using moderated hierarchical regression procedures. Six measures of physical activity were used as independent variables, including, frequency of high, medium, and low intensity individual and team physical activities. Various types of substance use, including, tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol use, binge drinking, and drunkenness were used as dependent variables. The results for this study indicated that frequency of physical activity intensity was a consistent, positive predictor of alcohol use and binge drinking, but not tobacco use, marijuana use, or drunkenness. Leisure boredom was found to be a highly significant predictor of tobacco use, however, it was not a moderator of relationships among physical activity intensity and substance use variables. The implications for the study findings, are discussed further, and suggestions for future research are presented.

The influence of familial smoking behaviours on adolescent smoking behaviours

The ability to identify adolescents who are at risk for becoming smokers may prove useful in developing effective smoking prevention programs. The purpose of this stUdy was to assess the importance of familial smoking behaviours on adolescent smoking patterns. The results were based on responses to The Grade 7 Lincoln County Smoking Survey designed by Chudzik and Partington (1994), and are a part of the "Peer Assisted Learning Program· (PAL) presented by the Niagara Regional Health Services Department, with the cooperation of a local Board of Education (Region of Niagara). The results indicate that 12% of the total group of 450 Grade 7 student respondents were current smokers at the time the data were collected (13% males and 11% females), while more than 37% of individuals indicated that they had tried smoking previously. Of the individuals who were classified as smokers, 11% reported that they smoked because their parents smoked, but only 6% reported that they smoked because their siblings smoked. More concerning, however, is the finding that 4% of smokers reported that they felt pressured to smoke by their relatives. In a society that is becoming increasingly concerned about health, it is also alarming to observe that only 50% of the respondents within this sample reported that there were no smokers (parents/siblings) in their homes. The results also indicate that 33% percent of respondents had grandparents who continued to smoke, and 53% of respondents indentified other relatives who continued to smoke.

Tentativa católica de modernidade: o conceito de pessoa humana e sua realização histórica (1960-1980)

Pós-graduação em História - FCHS

Apuntes sobre un posible abordaje de la relación entre estudiantes universitarios y política universitaria y nacional

En estas breves notas tenemos la pretensión de problematizar la categoría "estudiantes universitarios" involucrada en nuestro objeto de estudio: las experiencias de los estudiantes de la UNLP en relación a la política universitaria y nacional. Para ello apelamos a la producción académica de corte empírica producida desde los años '80 en el campo de estudio sobre la universidad así como también desde los estudios sobre juventudes

¿El retorno de los que nunca se fueron? Notas sobre la experiencia política de los jóvenes universitarios platenses (2003-2013)

Este trabajo explora una hipótesis: la experiencia política de los estudiantes universitarios vincula sus trayectorias personales con tres campos: la política partidaria, la política de las instituciones educativas y la lógica de constitución disciplinar

Apuntes sobre un posible abordaje de la relación entre estudiantes universitarios y política universitaria y nacional

En estas breves notas tenemos la pretensión de problematizar la categoría "estudiantes universitarios" involucrada en nuestro objeto de estudio: las experiencias de los estudiantes de la UNLP en relación a la política universitaria y nacional. Para ello apelamos a la producción académica de corte empírica producida desde los años '80 en el campo de estudio sobre la universidad así como también desde los estudios sobre juventudes

¿El retorno de los que nunca se fueron? Notas sobre la experiencia política de los jóvenes universitarios platenses (2003-2013)

Este trabajo explora una hipótesis: la experiencia política de los estudiantes universitarios vincula sus trayectorias personales con tres campos: la política partidaria, la política de las instituciones educativas y la lógica de constitución disciplinar

¿El retorno de los que nunca se fueron? Notas sobre la experiencia política de los jóvenes universitarios platenses (2003-2013)

Este trabajo explora una hipótesis: la experiencia política de los estudiantes universitarios vincula sus trayectorias personales con tres campos: la política partidaria, la política de las instituciones educativas y la lógica de constitución disciplinar

Apuntes sobre un posible abordaje de la relación entre estudiantes universitarios y política universitaria y nacional

En estas breves notas tenemos la pretensión de problematizar la categoría "estudiantes universitarios" involucrada en nuestro objeto de estudio: las experiencias de los estudiantes de la UNLP en relación a la política universitaria y nacional. Para ello apelamos a la producción académica de corte empírica producida desde los años '80 en el campo de estudio sobre la universidad así como también desde los estudios sobre juventudes

Digital Storytelling within a Service-Learning Partnership: Technology as Product and Process for University Students and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse High School Youth

This chapter describes a university/high school partnership focused on digital storytelling. It also explains the multi-stage process used to establish this successful partnership and project. The authors discuss the central role that technology played in developing this university/high school partnership, a collaboration that extended the impact of a digital storytelling project to reach high school students, university students, educators, high school administrators, and the local community. Valuing a reflective process that can lead to the creation of a powerful final product, the authors describe the impact of digital storytelling on multiple stakeholders, including the 13 university students and 33 culturally and linguistically diverse high school youth who participated during the fall of 2009. In addition, the chapter includes reflections from university and high school student participants expressed during focus groups conducted throughout the project. While most participants had a positive experience with the project, complications with the technology component often caused frustrations and additional challenges. Goals for sharing this project are to critically evaluate digital storytelling, describe lessons learned, and recommend good practices for others working within a similar context or with parallel goals.

Opportunities for Youth Program Fonds, Brock University, 1971, 1975

The Opportunities for Youth Program was a summer employment program for students funded by the federal government. During the summer of 1971, Brock University received funding from this program to hire 56 students to work on five different projects. These projects included a Land Use Survey and Data Mapping, a Guide to the Research Resources for the Niagara Region, work with the Association for Retarded Children, Co-ordinated Community Services for Youth, and Student Direction and Co-ordination of the Program.

Youth-culture or student-culture?: the internet use intensity divide among university students and the consequences for academic performance. '¿Cultura juvenil o cultura estudiantil? : el uso de Internet divide a los estudiantes universitarios : consecuencias para el rendimiento académico'.

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